Ironing board



Nov. 29, 1932. I F. J. SELLENTIN 1,389,155

IRONING BOARD Filed Oct. 17, 1951 3/ INVENTOR.

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Patented Nov. 29, 1932 FRED J. SELLENTIN, F NEWARK, NEWJERSEY IRONIN GBOARD Application filed October 17, 1931;. semr-m'ssassa;

This invention relates to ironing boards which are adapted to besupported on the edge of a table or other projection, and the presentapplication constitutes an improvement on and a continuation in part ofmy co-pending application for ironing boards, Serial No. 511,673, filedJan. 28,1931.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide an ironingboard having a g: supporting leg pivotally mounted at one end thereof,and which, when the upper end of the supporting leg and the adjacent endof the board are placed in interlocking engagement with the edge of atable, the board will be rigidly held in place for ironing.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an ironing boardof the kind above referred to wherein the article will be durable,exceedingly simple in construction and inexpensive to manufacture.

Still another object of the invention is t provide a table-engagingironing board wherein the supporting leg structure will have convenientextension means for adjustment for use in connection with tables orother projections of varying heights.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafterspecifically pointed out, or will become apparent, as the specificationproceeds.

WVith the above indicated objects in view, the invention resides incertain novel constructions and combinations and arrangements of parts,clearly described in the following specification and fully illustratedin the accompanying drawing, which latter shows embodiments of theinvention as at present preferred.

In the drawing:

Fig. l is a perspective view of the embodiment rigidly secured to theedge of a table.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the embodiment showingthe supporting legin a folded position.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 of of. woodor,othersuitablematerial, said ironingboard having, at oneend: thereof,alongi; tudi-nal,..vertical slot .11. Near the inner end ofS21iCl..SlOl1,. on opposite sidesthereof, are located... vertical;apertures 12-and" 13, said apertures extending. fromv thelower surface601 of said board through substantially twothirds. of .thethicknessthereof. r

A. U. shaped p-ivotmember 14 constructed of roundmetal and havingslightly outturnedend portions 15,;the outturned end. por- 651tionscausing; the pivot member .to bermore se-' curely held. insaidapertures.

A. supporting leg ,16. is constructed pref? erably, frornsquarev woodand, is provided with atransverse, roundedslot 17 near its upper end;said. slot. being enclosed by rectangular .pIateJSsecured to said-leg bymeans of'screws. 19, said platev having upturned flangev portions 20. oneach: side thereofinorder. that when the'leg is ina folded positionasshown inVFigL2 the fiange' portion will engage the sidesof the slot andprevent the legflfrom moving toone-sideand out of line. of thecslot.

The upper .end of the supportingleg is preferably bevelled .at 21 and anangle bar 22,.constructed of iron or other suitable metal, is secured.to the inner side of said supporting le'g;, by means ofI'screws-QS, theupper, horizontal portion 24 of said angle bar being flush with'saidbevelled portion21 of the sup-' porting leg,

In order: to prevent injuryto the upper side of the table 25, to whichthe board is'secured,

the upper, horizontal portion of the angle bar is provided with a cap 26constructed of rubber or other resilient material, said cap having anextension portion 27 on the lower side thereof to partially cover thelower portion of the angle bar.

A leg extension member 30 is preferably constructed from a strip ofsheet metal bent to a U shape, the lower end thereof 31 being turnedinwardly to form a base portion. A bolt 82 having a wing nut 33 issecured to said leg extension member, said bolt passing through alongitudinal slot 34, in the lower end ofthe supporting leg 16, the sideportions 30 of the extension member engaging the sides of the supportingleg 16. ,When it,

is desired 9 y he lengthof the supporting side of a table, a protectingcap engaging the upper portion of said angle bar, a U-shaped legextension member slidably carried at the lower end of the supporting legand adapted to vary the effective length of said supporting leg.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New Yorkthis 29th dayof September, A. D1931" FRED J. SELLENTIN.

leg the wing nut is loosened and the. leg extension is adjusted to theproper length and the wing nut tightened. It will, of course, be

understood that the leg extension member may be adjustably secured tothe supporting leg in any other known manne'rfsuch. as by securing thebolt in the latter and'providing a longitudinal slot in the formerthrough which the bolt passes.

The hereinbefore described construction admits of considerablemodification without departing from the invention; therefore, it isthewish not to be limited to the precise arrangements shown anddescribed, which are as aforesaid, by way of illustration merely. Inother words the scope of protection contemplated is to be taken solelyfrom the appended claim, interpreted as'broadly'as is consistent withthe prior art.

What I claim is:

An ironing board adapted to be detachably secured to the edge of atablev or other horizontal projection and comprising an elongated boardmember having a narrow,

longitudinal, vertical slot extending inwardly from one end thereof, andhaving vertical apertures ne'ar the inner end of said slot, on each sidethereof, extending upwards from the lower surface of the board Fpartially through its thickness, a U-shaped member constructed fromround metal being forcefitted' into said apertures, the verticalportions of said U-shaped member being slightly outwardly bent in orderto be locked with insaid apertures, the horizontal portion of theU-shaped member engaging the lower surface of the board to forma pivotmember extendingvtransversely of the longitudinal slot, an elongatedsupporting leg having, near its upper terminus, a transverse, circularrecess adapted to receive the horizontal pivot member, rectangular;plate securedto said supporting leg adjacentto said recess and enclosingsame, outwardly extending flange portions integral with the rectangularplate, said flange portions being adapted to engage the sides ofthe slotin the board and adapted to prevent sidewise movement of

